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A ground mechanic is blown off a ladder that was placed upon a DH8 40 ft behind an MD80 departing the gate in front of it.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 417211 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199810 |
| Day | Mon |
| Local Time Of Day | 0601 To 1200 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : bgm |
| State Reference | NY |
| Altitude | agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0 |
| Environment | |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tower : btr |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Series (DC-9-80) Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other |
| Flight Phase | ground other : taxi |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Aircraft 2 | |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | Dash 8 Series Undifferentiated or Other Model |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Flight Phase | ground : parked |
| Flight Plan | None |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : atp pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : flight engineer pilot : instrument |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 50 flight time total : 23000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 417211 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other other : unspecified |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | other |
| Supplementary | |
| Air Traffic Incident | other |
Narrative:
On oct/xa/98 I was captain on flight bgm to pit. Flight operated normal. The next day I was made aware of incident that occurred at bgm. As we left gate, commuter mechanic climbed step ladder to inspect dash 8 parked behind us. Apparently, jetblast blew him off ladder. Approximately distance from our tailpipes to his position was 40 ft. He was aware our engines were running and we were about to leave gate. As I fly this segment regularly, I am aware of close proximity of commuter behind. I use minimal power to leave gate, 63-67%. What would possess any trained aviation professional to climb a ladder in close proximity to a pair of running pratt and whitney JT8D's escapes me.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: A GND MECH IS BLOWN OFF A LADDER THAT WAS PLACED UPON A DH8 40 FT BEHIND AN MD80 DEPARTING THE GATE IN FRONT OF IT.
Narrative: ON OCT/XA/98 I WAS CAPT ON FLT BGM TO PIT. FLT OPERATED NORMAL. THE NEXT DAY I WAS MADE AWARE OF INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AT BGM. AS WE LEFT GATE, COMMUTER MECH CLBED STEP LADDER TO INSPECT DASH 8 PARKED BEHIND US. APPARENTLY, JETBLAST BLEW HIM OFF LADDER. APPROX DISTANCE FROM OUR TAILPIPES TO HIS POS WAS 40 FT. HE WAS AWARE OUR ENGS WERE RUNNING AND WE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE GATE. AS I FLY THIS SEGMENT REGULARLY, I AM AWARE OF CLOSE PROX OF COMMUTER BEHIND. I USE MINIMAL PWR TO LEAVE GATE, 63-67%. WHAT WOULD POSSESS ANY TRAINED AVIATION PROFESSIONAL TO CLB A LADDER IN CLOSE PROX TO A PAIR OF RUNNING PRATT AND WHITNEY JT8D'S ESCAPES ME.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.